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bright parrot green, the feathers tipped with blaek, except on supra- 

 auricular region (sides of occiput), where tipped, with violet-blue 

 (campanula blue to dull light hyacinth blue); the black terminal 

 margins broadest on lower hindneck; proximal secondaries with 

 outer webs pure deep vermilion red with distal portion (broadly) 

 blackish blue; distal portion of primaries (extensively) slate-black, 

 slightly tinged or washed with dark blue; rest of plumage clear yel- 

 lowish green (parrot green), lighter and more yellowish (nearly apple 

 green) on under parts, brightest on suborbital and auricular regions, 

 the middle and greater wing-coverts more or less distinctly edged or 

 margined with lighter green; basal half of tail (both webs) clear par- 

 rot green, terminal half light yellowish green (more yellowish than 

 apple green, the inner webs still more yellowish), the middle pair of 

 rectrices, however, almost wholly parrot green, the outermost rectrix 

 usually with basal half of outer web edged, more or less broadly, 

 with dusky bluish, passing into dull reddish distally; bill dull cream 

 yellow, paler terminally; cere and bare orbital space pale buffy 

 grayish or pale livid grayish; iris pale buff; feet pale livid bluish 

 gray. 



Immature. — Similar to adults but red of head restricted to fore- 

 head, the crown wholly green or mixed with red feathers. 



Adult male.— Length (skins), 295-327 (307); wing, 201.5-217.5 

 (209.7); tail, 105.5-117 (111.4); culmen, 28-30 (28.9) ; tarsus, 22-23 

 (22.5); outer anterior toe, 27-31.5 (29.5). 6 



Adult female.— Length (skins), 293-310 (298); wing, 192-211.5 

 (204); tail, 100-113.5 (107); culmen, 26.5-28.5 (27.7); tarsus, 21-23 

 (22.3); outer anterior toe, 25.5-30.5 (28). c 



Northeastern Mexico, in States of Nuevo Leon (Monterey; Monte- 

 morelos; EioComacho; Chitra),Tamaulipas (El Union; Sierra Madre 

 above Victoria; Forl6n; Rio Martinez; EiodelaCruz; Santa Leon6r; 

 Sota la Marina; Tampico; Tamesi and Tautina, near Tampico; Alta 

 Mira), Vera Cruz (Rio Tamesi near Ray6n; Colipa; Misantla), and 

 San Luis Potosi (Valles). 



° Colors of a living specimen in the author's possession. 



& Ten specimens. 



c Eight specimens, all from Tamaulipas. 



